Legal Opinion
Sterling v. Maggio
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided February 2, 1981No. Civ. A. 80-482-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.
On May 13,1972, petitioner was convicted of simple burglary and sentenced to three years imprisonment. On October 22, 1972, petitioner was convicted of attempted armed robbery and sentenced to fourteen years to run consecutively with the three-year sentence.
On December 23,1973, officials at Louisiana State Penitentiary mistakenly released petitioner. Apparently, the prison officials did not have the commitment papers for the attempted armed robbery conviction. Approximately one year and nine days after being released, petitioner was arrested in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Thomas J. Piper, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Arthur Lee Norris v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Harlan Lynn Noble v. Maurice Sigler, Warden, Nebraska State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Lanier v. WilliamsDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Hawkins v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
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